Legendary songwriter Cynthia Weil dies at 82.
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Cynthia Weil, the celebrated songwriter who co-wrote classics like "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," "Somewhere Out There," and "We Gotta Get Out of This Place," died at the age of 82. Weil and her husband Barry Mann were key figures in the Brill Building scene, helping to shape the sound of American pop and rock and roll in the early Sixties. They continued to find success, scoring hits with an array of artists in various genres through the 1990s. Weil was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and was the first woman to receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
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